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Head of Education
Ref: PRI12389
- Location
- Priory Coleg Wales, Coleg Gwent, Blaendare Road, Pontypool, Torfaen, NP4 5YE
- Priory Group Division
- Education
- Vacancy Type
- Permanent - Full Time
- Salary
- L3 £40,958 - L6 £44,102
- Hours
- Full time
Priory Education and Children`s Services is a leading company in the UK offering independent behavioural care for commissioners across the UK. With over 100 high quality schools, colleges and homes we focus on making a real and lasting difference for everyone we support.
What happens when you combine an innovative curriculum with first-class teaching skills and an absolute focus on meeting the individual needs of young adults with Asperger`s syndrome, autistic spectrum disorders, SEMH and a range of additional complex learning and communication needs?
You get Priory College South Wales, part of Priory Education and Children`s Services - the UK`s leading independent provider of specialist education and care.
Priory College South Wales has an exciting opportunity for a Head of Education in Pontypool, South Wales.
Priory College South Wales is an independent, specialist co-educational college for young adults aged 16-25 with Asperger`s syndrome, autistic spectrum disorders, SEMH and a range of additional complex learning and communication needs. The college was set up in partnership with Coleg Gwent, the largest further education college in Wales, to meet the academic, social and emotional needs of our young people.
The college is a high performing, thriving, independent specialist provision recognised by Etsyn as even having some excellent, sector leading practice.
We are now looking for an exceptional and highly motivated Head of Education to work alongside the College Manager to continue to drive the college to further success. Ideally you will be able to:-
•Provide inspiration, motivation and vision to take the college even further forward.
•Provide a relentless focus on enabling all learners to raise their achievement within our learning community and beyond.
•Maintain and develop the excellent existing relationships within the college and its wider community and stakeholders.
•Work in partnership with the Executive Principal and the College Manager and your colleagues, both in the college, the mainstream host college and the wider Priory network of schools and colleges to ensure the college continues to be highly regarded in all aspects of its provision.
•Have the capacity to rise to the challenge of monitoring and evaluating all aspects of college life.
•Be a team player, happy to work closely with the well-established and supportive team.
•Be resilient, dynamic and committed.
•Have an understanding of both traditional and alternative educational models.
•Have a great sense of humour! If it`s a fun place where people are happy, everyone achieves.
We are looking for an exciting, dynamic and visionary leader who will lead and manage the development of the college curriculum and individual student`s education programmes in liaison with the rest of the education team, the mainstream host college and other agencies. A detailed knowledge of the full range of externally accredited courses, which lead to nationally recognised qualifications, is required and the efficient management of the education team is essential. Ensuring the best possible standards are delivered and that the education delivered complies with relevant statutory regulations, guidelines, governance and quality standards.
Along with an attractive compensation package, we can promise you Teachers Terms and Conditions including the Teachers` Pension Scheme, an excellent induction, ongoing professional development and the kind of prospects you would expect from the market-leading Priory Group.
About us
From education to hospitals, care homes and secure facilities, the Priory Group of Companies offers individually tailored, multidisciplinary treatment programmes for those with compl
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